Paper dispenser



March 27, 1945. H. M. HERMAN PAPER DISPENSER Filed Aug; 25 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 7L INVENTOR.

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Patented Mar. 27, 1945 U N ITED STATES PATENT O FF] C E 2,372,421 PAPER DISPENSER Harold Herman, Chicago, 111. Application August 25, 1942, Serial No. 456,063

11 Claims.

My invention relates to paper .dispensersand has among its objects and advantages the pro! vision of an improved mechanism for dispensing toilet paper in a wet or drycondition.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view;

Figure 2 is a face view with a portion broken way;

Figure 3 is a .top

view;

Figure 4 is a sectional view along theline 4 4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a wetting drum;

Figure6 is an end sectional View of amodified form;

Figure '7 is a similar view of a further modifiviewed from the top. The bight l2 of the bracket,

may be supported to a wall or other suitable support by screws 14. Each wing iii of the bracket is provided with a vertical slot l8 intersecting .the upperedge of the wing.

-The paper roll is wound on the usual sleeve core 22, the latter being inserted over a tubular support '24 formed of sheet metal. 'Member 24 isbent into circular formation with an edge margin "26 positioned diametrically inside the member and provided with ears 28 extending beyond the wings Hi. The ears are provided with notches3ll to receive wing marginsa't the'bottom of the slots IS, the ears 28 being considerably wider than the slots so as to restrain the member 24 for rotation, so that the sleeve 22 will be frictionally restrained from rotation.

Upon the. paper roll 20 is rested a wetting drum 32 having fiangestd'engaging the paper. This drum is provided with shafts 3B loosely receivable in the slots I8, with one of the shafts bent to provide a'crank 38. A line of perforations 40 is provided in the drum 32. Normally, the drum 32' is positioned in accordance with Figure 2 so that the perforations), are located at the upper side of the drum. Rotation of the roll, as when paper is pulled therefrom, impartsrotation to the drum 32 to bring the perforations 40 in the position of Figure 4 so that water or chemically treated liquid in the drum may. flow therefrom and onto the paper being pulled from the roll. While the drum 32 rotates with the roll 2|], the drum may be manually manipulated through the medium of the crank 38 tohold the wettingdrum against rotation orto shafts are secured inthe same manner, the outer wall being provided with a perforation for receiving the shaft.

The structure of Figure 6 includes a wire spring 46 of 'U-shaped contour having the ends of its legs made secure by screws 48 for attaching the bracket 50 to its support. Thisbracket is identical with that illustrated in Figures 1 through 4. The legs of the spring 46 are provided with elongated loops 52 forloosely receiving the shafts 54,,these shafts corresponding to the shafts 36 and being secured to the ends of the wetting drum 56. This wetting drum may be identical with the drum 32. The spring 46 is tensioned tohold the wetting drum 56 in pressed engagement with tothe bracketof Figures 1 through 4. The legs of the spring 60 engage underneath the shafts 66 attached to a wetting-drum 68 for normally hold ing the latter spaced from the paper roll Ill. The wetting drum 68 may be identical with the drum 62 and is brought into engagement with the paper roll 10 by flexing the spring Blldownwardly.

In FiguresS, 9 and 10, the wetting drum 12 is identical with the drum 32 and its shafts M are loosely supported in bearing sleeves 16 on disks [8 resting on the paper roll 80. One end of the drum [2 is provided with a lug 82 arranged in the path of a'lug 84 on one of the disks 18.

To one wing of the bracket 86 is attached one end of a spring 88 bearingagainst the crank 90 of one of the shafts 'I4to normallymaintain the drum 12 in the position of Figure 8, with the perforations 92 extending upwardly. Rotation of the paper roll imparts rotation to the disks 78. As the disk 18 with the lug 84 is rotated one-half Howrevolution, the lug 84 is brought into engagement with the lug 82 to impart rotation to the wetting drum 12 to bring the perforations 92 to the bottom of the wetting drum. Thus rotation of the wetting drum 12 takes place only after partial rotation of the paper roll. In addition to maintaining the drum 12 in the position of Figure 8, the spring 88 also maintains the disks 18' in pressed engagement with the paper roll.

While all the forms make use of a wetting drum, the paper may be dispensed in a wet or dry condition.

While I have illustrated the perfected forms of my invention, it is to be understood that the foregoing description is for illustrative purposes only, and I do not desire to be limited by any of the details shown or described, except as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a paper dispenser of the type described, the combination of a support for rotatably supporting a roll of paper, a liquid container resting upon the roll, means for mounting the container on the support for rotation by the roll as the paper is withdrawn therefrom, said means also mounting the container on the support for movement in the direction of the axis of the roll as the paper is used so as to maintain the container in contact with the roll, the container having an outlet for applying liquid to the paper when the container is rotated to a first predetermined position, and means for rotating said container to a second predetermined position with said outlet above the liquid level in the container.

2. In a paper dispenser of the type described, the combination of a support having slots, a member adapted to rotatably support a roll of paper, said member having ears located in the slots to mount the member on the support and to holdit against rotation, a rotary liquid container having an outlet for applyin liquid to the paper when the container is rotated to a first predetermined position, and a crank for rotating said container to a second predetermined position with said outlet above the liquid level in the container.

3. In a paper dispenser of the type described, the combination of a support for rotatably supporting a roll of paper, a rotary liquid container having an outlet for applying liquid to the paper when the container is rotated to a first predetermined position, said container being in the form of a drum frictionally contacting with the roll to be turned by the roll into said first position, and means for rotating the container to a second predetermined position with said outlet above the liquid level in the container.

in contact with the roll to be moved into said first position through the'medium of the roll, means let for applying liquidto the paper when the container is rotated to a first predetermined position, and a manually actuated crank attached to the container for rotating the container to a second predetermined position with said outlet above the liquid level in the container.

'7. In a paper dispenser of the type described, the combination of a support for a roll of paper, a rotary liquid container in the nature of a drum having double'end walls, shafts extending through the outermost of said walls and having flanges supported between the inner and outer end walls, said container having an outlet for applying liquid to the paper when the container is rotated to a first predetermined position, and a manually actuated crank attached to the container for rotating the container to a second predetermined position with said outlet above the liquid level in the container.

8. In a paper dispenser of the type described, the combination of a support for rotatably supporting a roll of paper, a rotary liquid container having an outlet for applying liquid to the paper when the container is rotated to a first predetermined position, said container being movable toward or away from the roll, resilient means for moving the container in one of said directions, and means for-rotating the container to a second predetermined position with said outlet above the liquid level in the container.

9. In a paper dispenser of the type described, the combination of a support for rotatably supporting a roll of paper, a liquid container, means of mounting th container in the support for rotation and for bodily movement in the direction of the axis of the roll, means associated with the container in contact with the roll to turn the container into a predetermined position as the roll is turned during the withdrawal of paper therefrom, the container having an outlet for applying liquid to the paper when the container 4. In a paper dispenser of the type described,

the combination of a paper support, a rotary liquid container having an outlet for applying liquid to the paper when the container is rotated to a first predetermined position, and a weight attached to the container for normally maintaining it in a second predetermined position with said outlet above the liquid level in the contain'er.

5. In a paper dispenser of the type described, the combination of a support for rotatably supporting a roll of paper, a rotary liquid container having an outlet for applying liquid to the paper when the container is rotated to a first predetermined position, said container being movable into or out of contact with the roll and adapted when is turnedto such position, and means for turning the container to a second predetermined position with said outlet above the liquid level in the container.

10. The invention described in claim 9, wherein the means associated with the container in contact with the roll, comprises disks resting on the roll and rotatably supporting the container, a lug carried by one end of the container, and a lug carried by one of the disks, the lugs estab lishing an operative relation between such disk and container during the turning of the roll so as to effect the movement of the container into its first predetermined position.

11. The invention described in claim 9 wherein the means for turning the container into the second predetermined position, comprises a crank carried by the container and a spring carried by the support and bearing against the crank.

HAROLD M. HERMAN. 

